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elliottback's review
5.0
Ken Liu's The Paper Menagerie, which should make you actually cry, is worth the price of the entire tome.
mjfmjfmjf's review
3.0
From a collection of Nebula nominated stories, I expect more. The forward itself was unreadable drek. What else - two poems neither all that good but at least one was short. A bit of nonfiction that was almost as bad as the forward. Two novellas, one good and one very good. But really it was a mixture of somewhat interesting and awful with a couple intriguing and maybe one or two memorable.
gnostalgia's review
5.0
I was very happy to recieve a free review copy of this year’s Nebula Awards showcase. It will be available at your favorite local bookstore around May 14th.
Like Forrest Gump’s box of chocolates, you never know what you are going to get. In this case, you get a nice selection of scifi. Of course, some titles will appeal more to some than others. The beauty of a showcase like this one is that you will experience writers that you may not have read otherwise. The book is packed with short stories, excerpts, and poetry.
In my case, I jumped to the poetry of Amal El-Mohtar’s Peach-Creamed Honey.
"sweets her elbow with the slip of it,
wears it like perfume."
I got a pretty good chuckle out of Connie Willis’ "Ado" when various pressure groups chopped away at Shakespeare.
“ASS, the Association of Summer Sunbathers object to the line, ‘I am too much i’ the sun,”‘ Ms. Harrows said, and took a swig from the bottle of cough syrup.
"Ado" wouldn’t be so brilliant if it were not so true.
I really enjoyed the Nebula Awards Showcase 2013 and highly recommend it. I give it a solid 5 stars out of 5.
Like Forrest Gump’s box of chocolates, you never know what you are going to get. In this case, you get a nice selection of scifi. Of course, some titles will appeal more to some than others. The beauty of a showcase like this one is that you will experience writers that you may not have read otherwise. The book is packed with short stories, excerpts, and poetry.
In my case, I jumped to the poetry of Amal El-Mohtar’s Peach-Creamed Honey.
"sweets her elbow with the slip of it,
wears it like perfume."
I got a pretty good chuckle out of Connie Willis’ "Ado" when various pressure groups chopped away at Shakespeare.
“ASS, the Association of Summer Sunbathers object to the line, ‘I am too much i’ the sun,”‘ Ms. Harrows said, and took a swig from the bottle of cough syrup.
"Ado" wouldn’t be so brilliant if it were not so true.
I really enjoyed the Nebula Awards Showcase 2013 and highly recommend it. I give it a solid 5 stars out of 5.
bookwyrmknits's review against another edition
4.0
Mostly just reading the award-winning stories from this compilation. Rating is only for the (combined) stories listed below. I'll make notes about the stories as I read them.
"The Paper Menagerie" by Ken Liu
Nebula and Hugo award for Best Short Story
This is a really touching story, and it makes me wonder what I could have done better in my relationships with my grandparents. I also appreciate the look at the way assimilating to American culture is both a benefit and yet also comes with a loss of our heritage. Really enjoyed this one.
"Ado" by Connie Willis
Interesting take on censorship and freedom of speech. Not her best work, but it is thought-provoking.
"What We Found" by Geoff Ryman
Nebula award for Best Novelette
I have no idea what to think of this one. It was odd; it made perfect sense. It was about family drama and illness; it was about science and memory. I don't actually think I like it much, but it was an interesting read, if for no other reason than to see where how hints from earlier in the story played out in the end.
"The Man Who Bridged the Mist" by Kij Johnson
Nebula and Hugo awards for Best Novella
I really liked this one. It had good characters, an interesting plot, and a fascinating setting. I need to look into more of Johnson's work, partly to see if more has been written about this Mist. The whole story kept me entranced, start to finish.
"The Paper Menagerie" by Ken Liu
Nebula and Hugo award for Best Short Story
This is a really touching story, and it makes me wonder what I could have done better in my relationships with my grandparents. I also appreciate the look at the way assimilating to American culture is both a benefit and yet also comes with a loss of our heritage. Really enjoyed this one.
"Ado" by Connie Willis
Interesting take on censorship and freedom of speech. Not her best work, but it is thought-provoking.
"What We Found" by Geoff Ryman
Nebula award for Best Novelette
I have no idea what to think of this one. It was odd; it made perfect sense. It was about family drama and illness; it was about science and memory. I don't actually think I like it much, but it was an interesting read, if for no other reason than to see where how hints from earlier in the story played out in the end.
"The Man Who Bridged the Mist" by Kij Johnson
Nebula and Hugo awards for Best Novella
I really liked this one. It had good characters, an interesting plot, and a fascinating setting. I need to look into more of Johnson's work, partly to see if more has been written about this Mist. The whole story kept me entranced, start to finish.
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